Viewing PDF documents in console mode
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 that’s sat unused for the last few years. I used to run the Raspberry Pi as a personal “home...
Loving the command line with the Raspberry Pi
I’m going to show my age when I share that my first Unix system was a Sun 3/50 workstation in our campus computer lab, when...
Code like it’s the 1980s
Our computers are so powerful today that it’s hard for younger developers to understand what early desktop computing was like. Even more experienced folks can...
It should be fun
Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun...
Calculate pi by counting pixels
This is a very simple way to measure pi, but it was a fun exercise and I wanted to share it.
Print a spooky greeting in ASCII art
Generate colorful ASCII art from a C program using FreeDOS.
Calculate letter frequency in gawk
Write a gawk script to determine the most (and least) common letters in a set of words.
Write a guessing game in ncurses
Use the flexibility of ncurses to create a guess-the-number game on Linux.
Random numbers from the Linux kernel
Let the kernel generate random numbers for you using ‘getrandom.’
Learn C by writing a number guessing game
The “Guess the number” game is a fun way to learn a new programming language.
Guess the number in FORTRAN 77
Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.
How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #3 — Ansible
In previous articles about my use of automation in performing post-install tasks for new Linux installations, Those approaches worked well for the times I used them, but as the requirements of my network and the hosts connected to it grew and became more complex, the capabilities of those tools couldn’t keep up.
I needed a new method for doing post-install tasks. I also needed new ways to perform other tasks, too. I started working with Ansible to first familiarize myself with it and then to perform more complex tasks such as Fedora updates and my post-install tasks.
Why I Use Linux
I use Linux for many reasons. These best reasons may help you understand why..
My favorite Vim color schemes
Customize Vim to use the color scheme that works best for you.
Holiday Fireworks
I realized just a few days ago that Both.org should do something to celebrate the U.S. Independence day holiday on the 4th of July. And...
Play a fun math game with Linux commands
Use these commands to generate random numbers for a fun math quiz game.